Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:40:58 +0000
From: Jacob Latson
Subject: Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 37
Disclaimer:
This story will describe the life of John Miller from his time as
a divorced man who has been devastated by the divorce and into a new
life of wealth. This story will include descriptions of male sex,
including M/M, M/T, M/b, T/b and b/b. If stories involving sex between
consenting males of all ages, including mainly gay sex, offends you, go
back to the Archives and pick a different story for your reading
pleasure. Don't expect constant descriptions of erotic sex in this
story. I always want to develop a plot and characters before the hot
action starts.
There has been minimal research for this story therefore, names,
places, and events are mostly fictitious and similarities to real life
are coincidental.
Some companies and organizations mentioned actually exist, but
references to the activities, policies, programs and procedures are
fictitious. This story will include references to the United States
government, the FBI, CIA and other agencies. Any references are purely
fictional, and only used to develop the plot and characters.
Thanks again to Bill for his editing skills.
Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 37 Cruising
John was going to go to his stateroom, but Master Captain Dimitri Kostas
came into the lounge area and asked to talk to John in private.
"Is everything going according to your plans?" Dimitri asked.
"Things are perfect!" John replied. "I just had to calm my daughter down
when she realized that her son had been `experimenting' with Nicklas and
Jan. Discussing Zach's interest in boy sex gave me the opportunity to be
honest with my daughter. I admitted that I'm gay and that calmed everyone
down. I think that Katelyn was going to send Zach back to Idaho, and I
couldn't let that happen."
"Nicklas and Jan have invited Constantine and Nikkos to join them for a
party tonight," Dimitri said. "I wanted to make sure that you didn't
object before I gave my two stewards approval."
"Nicklas and Jan are very sexually active, and I expected them to find new
males for sex during the cruise," John admitted. "You know my rules.
Consensual sex is allowed if it's done in private. I sure don't want the
guests who will be arriving tomorrow to be uncomfortable in any way by
seeing our boys acting inappropriately."
"I completely agree," Dimitri said. "I wanted to talk to you for another
reason too. Do you remember when I asked you about adding my two nephews
to the crew?"
"You're in charge of everything on this ship," John said. "The captain of
a ship is king when the ship's at sea."
"You're so much different than James Stanton," Dimitri said. "James only
allowed a few guests aboard, and I always thought it was a waste to have
this beautiful ship sitting at a dock. James rarely had guests and it's
hard to train a crew of a luxury cruise ship when there's only one
passenger who comes aboard only once or twice a year. The twins have been
trained to be stewards, but they have never provided services to real
passengers. Ever since you were so generous in letting me bring them
aboard, they have trained with the regular crew. I'd like to test them to
see if they can do the job or need more training."
"What can I do?" John asked.
"Would you please consider having them take a rotation in serving your
stateroom?" Dimitri asked. "They both begged me to take an active part in
this cruise. My sister can't control them back in Athens, and she begged
me to take them under my wing. I normally insist that boys are at least 14
before they start training as stewards, but Alekos and Antonis just turned
12."
"Dimitri, I've always trusted your judgment," John said. "Your crew is
fantastic, and I'd be honored to see how the twins handle themselves."
"The twins are gay and very sexually active," Dimitri added. "In Greece,
sex between men and boys has happened throughout history. The twins got in
trouble when they acted out on a nude beach with two men and I had to get
them out of the country to prevent a very public trial of the men in court.
The two men are politicians and a public trial would have destroyed their
political careers and marriages."
"What happened on the beach?" John asked.
"It was a nude beach, but sexual activity in public is a crime," Dimitri
replied. "The men were drunk and had the twins under a blanket. It was
obvious to the other beach goers that the men were fucking the boys, and
the police were called. Before the police arrived, the men had stopped any
sexual activities, but the witnesses filed formal complaints. I got the
twins out of the country, and now there will be no trial of the two men.
The two men paid off the prosecutor, the judge and the witnesses, and all
charges were dropped. Now my nephews are safe to explore their sexual
desires if they observe my rules and yours."
"I'm going to talk to my daughter again and then go to my stateroom to
shower and relax," John said. "Why don't you send the twins to my room so
I can meet them."
"Thank you so much for doing this for me!" Dimitri said. "Please let me
know if they are not properly trained."
John saw Katelyn talking to Johnny and Kirsty and decided to join in the
family discussion. He was pleased that they were having an animated
conversation, and loved hearing them talking like old friends.
"Brooke can't wait to go shopping with us tomorrow," Katelyn said to
Kirsty. "I'm still in shock to be on this wonderful vacation."
"Get used to it." John joked. "When this cruise ends, this ship will be in
port for about two weeks to get the boat ready for the next group of
associates and their families. We'll have about a week to find a new home
for you and then we can come back to Florida for some time at Disney
World."
"Oh my God!" Katelyn exclaimed. "I shouldn't be away from work that long!
Maybe I should just let Zach and Brooke vacation with you."
"I want my new family to spend time together," John said. "Nicklas doesn't
know it, but Mike and I have made arrangements for 20 children from the
orphanage to join us for a week at Disney World. I'm hoping that Zach and
Brooke will invite some friends to join us for a week of fun in the Magic
Kingdom. When we look for a new home for you, we can talk to the parents
and invite them to join us."
"That will cost a fortune!" Katelyn said. She thought about the cost and
then reminded herself that her father was very rich and wanted to share his
wealth with other people.
"It wasn't that long ago that I was struggling to pay my mortgage
payments," John admitted. He told Katelyn about the fateful day when he
changed the tire for Betty Anderson and Martha Jenkins and how his two
aunts had given him the job that any man would dream about having. He was
talking to his family when Mike Mahon came into the lounge.
"The boys had a ball in the bowling alleys and finished sending emails back
to Idaho. Now they're playing basketball with Constantine and Nikkos and
some of the other crew members," Mike said. "I brought my laptop computer
and have the pictures of Proud Les Domov if you want to show them to
Katelyn."
"I'd love to see the pictures!" Katelyn admitted. When she saw the
pictures of what the children looked like when John first visited the
orphanage, she was shocked. She was appalled when she saw the horrible
clothing and how filthy the children were. Mike showed the original
pictures that he had edited before sending back to Michigan and Katelyn
couldn't believe the conditions of the orphanage and how sad the children
were. She was elated when she saw the changes after the children were
clean and fed properly. She was proud of her father and thanked him for
rescuing the orphans. She marveled at the beauty of the orphanage and the
surrounding property.
"You wouldn't believe the food that they get now!" Mike said excitedly.
"If I lived there and ate all four meals each day, I'd weigh 300 pounds!"
"Four meals?" Katelyn asked.
"In many European countries, there's a second breakfast," John interjected.
"The children were eating tasteless oatmeal for three meals a day, but now
they eat four wonderful meals. The second breakfast is usually bread or
rolls combined with sausages or ham and juice."
"Look at what they have now!" Mike said excitedly. He showed Katelyn the
pictures of the mountain bikes and sports equipment, and explained what
each picture showed.
Katelyn loved seeing the pictures of the Czech Republic and hoped that she
would be able to travel to see the orphanage. When she saw the pictures of
the Christmas decorations and the huge party, she was elated.
Mike had the video of the Christmas celebration and plugged his laptop
computer in to the flat screen television on the wall of the lounge. He
wasn't surprised to see several crew members watching the video. Captain
Kostas came into the lounge and watched the video along with several
members of his crew and John Miller's family. Everyone loved seeing the
beautiful outdoor decorations, the huge Christmas tree, and the excitement
of the children when they opened their gifts. When the video showed the
children singing the Czech Christmas carols, Dimitri demanded that he be
allowed to show the video to his entire crew.
Katelyn loved seeing the beauty of the Czech Republic and marveled at the
beauty of the orphanage buildings. She loved children, and was thrilled to
watch Nicklas singing "The Little Drummer Boy". "He has the voice of an
angel!" Katelyn said with tears flowing down her face.
"His voice is changing with the effects of puberty," John admitted. "He
lets me call him Nicky, but he insists that everyone else use his full name
of Nicklas. He's had a terrible life, but my dream is that he and my son
Johnny will someday run the Sea & Jungle company. Now that I have a larger
family, there will be room for you, Brooke and Zachary to share the
responsibilities and financial rewards."
"We don't deserve any share in your wealth," Katelyn said honestly.
"Why would you say that?" Johnny asked. "Our father has control of the
company and wants help in the future. Are you saying that you don't want
to help a company that's dedicated to helping orphans around the world?"
"Johnny, please let your sister get comfortable with the changes in her
life before you challenge her," John suggested. "Do you remember when I
was struggling to pay my mortgage and couldn't afford a clothes drier? I
hit rock bottom and it took me a while to accept my new job and the wealth
that came with it. Please give Katelyn some time to accept her new life
before we make any demands on her."
"I've never dreamed that I would ever get out of debt," Katelyn admitted.
"I've prayed for a new job so I could protect my children and get them out
of that trailer park. Please let me have some time to understand what's
happened today. I'd love to be part of a company that's helping rescue
orphans around the world, but I don't know if I'm qualified. When we go
back to Idaho, I want you to meet Yolanda. She's a wonderful elderly lady
who's a saint! She helped take care of my mother when she was dying, and
Yolanda always found time to baby sit for me."
"I'll let you get comfortable with your new job and a new home before I'll
expect you to understand the magnitude of the company that we own," John
said. "I've never wanted to get involved in politics, but this job is
dragging me into uncharted territory. I hired Christina Karpov to take
care of public relations, and she's finding corruption around the world."
"Who's Christina?" Katelyn asked.
"Have you ever seen the past issues of Sports Illustrated and their
swimsuit models?" John asked. After seeing Katelyn nod her head he
continued, "Christina is one of the most beautiful women in the world, but
she gave up her modeling career to work for our company. Christina is
trying to establish orphanages around the world, but has been frustrated
with the politics in foreign countries. For example, she offered to take
over an orphanage in Russia, but government officials wanted 10 million
dollars in bribes to even consider letting the Miller-Zednik Foundation
take over a orphanage that looks like the worst prison in the world. She
had the same results in many of the third world countries. Children are
starving and living in horrible conditions, but the politicians don't
care!"
"Why won't they let you help the children?" Katelyn asked.
"They don't care about orphans who can't vote for them or give them money,"
John replied. "We're in the process of taking control of orphanages in
Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and near New York City, but the only foreign
expansion so far has been a new orphanage near Prague in the Czech
Republic, one in France and another in England."
"Why in the Czech Republic?" Katelyn asked.
"You may not know it, but my family name was originally Mylnar, and I'm
pure Czech," John replied. "My grandparents, your great-grandparents
emigrated from what was Czechoslovakia before settling in Michigan. When I
took over the company, I assumed ownership of Proud Les Domov and some
other businesses in the area. I've made some great friends in the Czech
Republic and they've convinced me to invest in the future of the country.
I met Nicklas at Proud Les Domov, and it's the most beautiful area in the
entire Czech Republic. To me, Prague is the most beautiful city in the
world."
"How can you handle all of the responsibilities?" Katelyn asked.
"I can't" John admitted. "Right after I took control of the company, I
named Philippe Ducharme as the President of the company and then named two
new Vice-Presidents. I'm supposed to spend my time taking hunting and
fishing trips all over the world, but I hired two men to entertain the
important customers. I still take some of the trips, but I'm learning that
other people are more qualified to handle important decisions. I had to
fire almost my entire staff at the North American Operations Headquarters
in Detroit, including all of the security officers."
"I remember reading about some men who were charged with murder," Katelyn
said.
"They hired men to murder the former owner of the company," John said.
"Butch Mendez had been a Deputy Director of the FBI, and I hired him to
take over the security operations. I also bought Blackhawk Security and
hired all of their security personnel. Butch and his family will join us
tomorrow along with many more security officers. Wait till you meet Butch!
His nickname and family name shocked me when I met him for the first time."
Katelyn listened to the description of the interview with Roberto Mendez,
and laughed when she learned that he was a tall black man with a bald head.
"When you go ashore tomorrow for the shopping trip, you'll have security
guards with you," John said. "Word will get out about our family
relationship, and Butch has plans to assign people to protect you and your
family. Boise is basically a safe city, but shitheads might go there to
kidnap you or my grandchildren. What you told me about gang activity
convinced me to have Butch assign some people to protect my family."
"Thanks for talking to me," Katelyn said. "This has been a stressful day
for me and my kids, but I'm thrilled to meet the rest of my family. I
always dreamed of finding my biological father and I never expected it to
happen. Just thinking about getting out of that trailer park is too much
for me to handle right now!"
"Take all the time you need to get comfortable with me and the rest of our
family," John said. "I'm going to go to my stateroom and shower before
meeting with Captain Kostas in the main lounge. You're welcome to join us
if you aren't too tired after your flight."
John hugged his daughter and left for the Jungle Stateroom. When he opened
the door he was surprised to see two beautiful Greek boys sorting through
his closet and fluffing his pillows.
"Mr. Miller, I'm Alekos and this is my younger brother, Antonis," the first
handsome boy said. "We're just looking to see if any of your clothes need
to be laundered or ironed."
"Captain Kostas told me that you would be here," John said.
"He's only two minutes older than me!" Antonis said. "I'm bigger, stronger
and smarter than he is!"
John laughed and decided to sit down and talk to the two beautiful boys.
Both of then had curly dark hair with very dark brown eyes and he knew why
the men on the beach had been tempted to have sex with the beautiful boys.
He decided to sit down and talk to the nephews of his master captain, and
wanted to put the boys at ease.
"My friends call me Alek," the first boy said. "They call my brother,
Toni."
"Those are nice names," John said. "When we're together in this room I
want you to call me John instead of Mister Miller."
"Uncle Dimitri would kill us if we did that," Alek admitted.
"I'll talk to him," John promised. He sat with the two handsome boys and
listened to them describe their lives in Athens, Greece and then in the
beach towns. Their family was wealthy, but they admitted that they got in
a lot of trouble before joining the crew of the yacht.
"Would you like a Manhattan?" Alek asked. "We know your special recipe!"
John laughed and admitted that he wanted to relax and have a drink while he
talked to the two boys. Both boys were excited and worked together to make
his drink before asking if there was anything that they could do for him.
He continued talking to the two boys until he finished his drink and said
that he wanted to take a shower before going to the lounge.
Both boys jumped up and insisted that they would help him shower. John
thought that the boys would take care of his clothing, but was shocked when
the boys asked if they could join him in the shower. He quickly agreed and
watched the boys undress in a matter of seconds. He undressed and saw that
Alek had the shower warming up and that Toni had grabbed some of the towels
and put them in the warming oven. He thought that he would shower alone,
but the two nude boys came into the large shower room and immediately
started washing his body. Small hands were everywhere! John looked down
and saw that both boys were erect, with only a few straight black pubic
hairs proving that they were both starting puberty. The alcohol that he
had consumed during the day dissolved any of his inhibitions, and he
fondled the boys and soaped their perfect bodies.
Alek made the first move when he dropped to his knees and inhaled John's
cock. Toni didn't want to be left out, and he washed away the soap from
John's butt crack and immediately shoved his tongue against John's anus.
John thought about pushing the boys away, but he was horny and gave in to
his carnal desires. He kissed Toni and suggested that they dry off and go
to the huge bed in his stateroom.
Alek was in heaven, and he knew that his twin brother was thrilled that
they were going to have sex with the owner of the yacht. Both boys took
turns sucking John's cock and kissing him, and hoped that the important man
would let them eat his cum. They were both surprised when John pushed them
away and then dove down to suck Alek's cock. The young boy didn't last
long before he shot three spurts of boy cum directly into John Miller's
mouth.
John continued sucking Alek's throbbing cock until he realized that the boy
was exhausted. He turned his attention to Toni's cock and gave him the
same treatment. Only when the two boys had been satisfied did John let
them work together to suck him off. He laid back on the mink decorative
pillows and looked down to watch the two beautiful boys lathering his
genitals with their pink tongues. It was too much for him and he blasted
no less that eight ropes of thick cum on their faces and directly into
their hungry mouths. He collapsed back on the bed and watched the two
Greek gods gobble down his male fluids and then lick each other's face to
clean up any remaining cum.
Alek and Toni giggled and then kissed John passionately. They both loved
having their dicks sucked and also loved eating cum.
John had wanted to have sex with Nicklas, but his son was too busy with Jan
and Zach, so John decided to drill the two young Greek boys. Before he
left his stateroom, he had fucked both Alek and Toni, and then took another
shower with them before dressing and going to the lounge.
"You look like you got run over by a truck!" Mike Mahon teased when he saw
John walk into the lounge.
"I can see that you and Lodak got hit by the same truck!" John teased back.
"Let's have a drink and talk about the cruise and our plans for Disney
World."
Mike laughed and joined John in the lounge to talk about their plans.
"Kvetka and Sasha will be coming with the children along with four other
workers at the orphanage," Mike said. "None of the adults or children has
ever left the Czech Republic and they're thrilled to come here. We'll have
over 50 security officers with us for the cruise and most of them will join
us at the Magic Kingdom."
"You've always taken care of the details of my plans, and I love you!" John
said while hugging Mike. "What are the boys doing right now?"
"Well I talked to both Jan and Nicklas, and they assured me that Zach was a
willing participant in their sexual exploits," Mike said. "They've been
all over this ship and the crew loves the excitement of three horny boys.
Right now I'd bet that they are having a party with Constantine and
Nikkos!"
John laughed and joined Mike and Master Captain Kostas for a drink in the
lounge.
"I'm surprised to see you again," Dimitri admitted. "I sent my two nephews
to your stateroom, and I'll make sure that all of your clothes are cleaned
and pressed before tomorrow morning. Did my boys do anything wrong?"
"You were right about their sexual interests," John said. "They're
wonderful young boys and I'll love to have them take care of my stateroom
for the rest of this trip."
"Thanks for letting them join my crew," Dimitri said. "I still can't
believe the difference between you and James Stanton. You treat me and my
crew with respect, and that makes my job the best captain of any ship in
the world!"
In one of the staterooms, Nicklas and Jan were entertaining Zach,
Constantine and Nikkos. The five horny guys were trading blowjobs and
trying to decide who to fuck first.
"I could never take your huge cock!" Zach said to Jan. "My buddies and I
trade blowjobs, but we have never tried fucking."
"Your hole will stretch," Nicklas said. "Let's see if you can take my cock
and then Contstantine's."
Zach loved having sex with the two Czech boys and wondered if his body
would be able to take a fuck from Nicklas or one of the Greek stewards. He
surrendered to his desires and got on the bed with his legs in the air. He
accepted the slender cock of his uncle/cousin and loved kissing Nicklas
during the fuck. He looked into the vivid green eyes and knew that he was
making love with the most beautiful boy in the world! He loved kissing
Nicklas and wished that his buddies back in Idaho would kiss him when they
shared intimacy, but Jimmy, Nathan and Toby had only sucked his dick and
they had never tried anal sex. He felt the three spurts of cum shoot
inside his rectum and loved the feeling.
"I love you!" Nicklas said to Zach when he pulled his cock out of his new
friend.
"I love you too!" Zach admitted.
Jan had just finished blowing his load in the mouth of Nikkos and listened
to the exchange between Nicklas and Zach. He wanted to fuck Zach, but knew
that the size of his cock would scare anyone who had never had anal sex.
He watched while Constantine shoved his cock inside Zach's lubricated ass,
and hoped that he would get a turn.
Nikkos waited for Jan to recover and then began eating the ass of the young
Czech stud. He continued eating Jan's ass and then aimed his throbbing
cock at the lubricated hole and fucked Jan for over ten minutes. He
finally gave in to his emotions and flooded Jan's ass with hot blasts of
cum.
Nicklas was still horny, and bent over so Zach could fuck him. He loved
having a new relative and wanted Zach to fill his ass with cum. He was
taking the fuck in the doggy position and alternated between sucking the
cocks of Jan, Constantine and Nikkos while Zach plundered his ass. He lied
when he told Zach that he could feel the cum fill his hole, and waited for
his nephew to finish his orgasm.
Constantine took control and drove his throbbing cock inside Zach's tight
hole. He kissed the handsome young dude and fucked until his cock unloaded
inside Zach's ass.
Jan couldn't wait any longer. He waited for Constantine to pull out of
Zach's ass before he drove his huge cock to the hilt in his new friend.
Zach screamed in a mixture of pain and pleasure when he felt the ten inches
of cock stretch his hole to the limit. He had never dreamed that male sex
would be so intense, and he was going to beg Jan to pull out when his mouth
was filled with the cock of his new uncle.
Nicklas drove his slender cock into Zach's mouth and felt the cock of
Nikkos fill his ass with hot meat. The stateroom was filled with the
sounds and aromas of male sex until all five young men were satisfied and
filled with cum. No one complained when they cuddled together to sleep
after the orgy in the stateroom.
John hugged his master captain and finished his drink before going back to
his stateroom. He wasn't surprised to see two handsome boys waiting for
him, and he welcomed the boys into his bed for the night. Instead of
having more sex, they cuddled together and slept until the phone rang.
"Are you up?" Mike teased.
"I sure am!" John laughed. He looked down and saw two curly black heads
bobbing up and down on his erect cock. The twins had their own way to wake
him up, and he ended the call with Mike and promised to meet in the lounge
in 30 minutes. He blasted a load of morning cum into the two hungry mouths
and collapsed back on the down pillow to savor the afterglow. He saw that
the twins were now in a 69 on his bed and he marveled at their insatiable
sex drives.
After his shower, he joined his family and friends for breakfast. He
watched the boys joking and having fun and loved seeing their happy faces.
He could only imagine what they had been doing in private, but decided to
let them explore their sexuality without any interference.
A helicopter arrived and Roberto (Butch) Mendez, his wife and children came
aboard. They were all excited about going on the cruise and hugged John
and his family before joining in the breakfast buffet.
"I know that you've been comfortable with Derek, Lindsey, Lou and Ross
providing your personal security, but I hope that you'll let some new
people get in the rotation," Butch said to John. "The next chopper that
lands will have the six former agents of the DEA that you let me hire. Two
of them are females, but they are real ass kickers! Would you consider
letting the new people show you what they can do?"
"You're in charge of security," John replied. "I apologize for not meeting
all of the people that you've hired. I sure don't have any problem with
having females around if they aren't in the throws of PMS!"
"Butch laughed, but his wife, Elizabeth just rolled her eyes and gave both
Butch and John the "finger".
When the next chopper arrived, John met 12 security officers, including Amy
Wentworth and Sue Nyquist. He invited the new arrivals to have breakfast
and then told Butch about the shopping trip to Miami for the women of his
family.
Butch was pleased that Derek Kaufman had already made assignments for the
shopping trip, but he asked to have Amy and Sue included. Because the
shopping trip was on U.S. soil, the security officers were licensed to
carry firearms.
Brooke Albright was excited when she learned that she could choose between
taking another helicopter flight or ride to shore in one of the boats that
were tethered to the ship. She chose a boat ride and was thrilled when her
grandfather gave her a digital camera to use. She was jealous that Zach
had found two new friends and hoped that she would make some new friends
too. She went up to Elizabeth Mendez and her daughter, Samantha and asked
them if they wanted to join her, her mother and Kirsty on the shopping
trip.
Elizabeth and Samantha were thrilled with the invitation and quickly
accepted the offer.
John watched the launch leave the ship and went to find Captain Kostas.
Butch went along to discuss the security issues of having a multitude of
guests who would soon arrive. For the first time John learned about the
equipment on the yacht that could be used to repel any armed attack by
pirates or terrorists. Hidden behind panels on each level of the ship were
50 caliber machine guns. At both the bow and stern there were devises that
emitted high frequency sound that could be directed at any boat that
approached too close and didn't bear away after being hailed by radio and
loudspeakers. John knew that James Stanton had taken the 4 around the west
coast of Africa and to ports in the Middle East, and wondered if the
pirates from Somalia had ever attacked the ship. Dimitri admitted that two
attacks had occurred, but the sound devices and bursts of 50 caliber
machine guns had convinced the pirates to break away.
"This ship will never go in those waters again!" John promised. "When I
visited Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the Arab Emirates, I was questioned about
this ship. Several very wealthy people knew that James owned this ship and
they pressured me to let them see the ship. It was obvious that they
wanted to buy it, and I had a bitch of a time getting out of there after I
told them that the 4 wasn't for sale."
"I've been to some of those mansions and couldn't believe solid gold
phones, gold leaf on the walls and ceilings, and people who flaunt money
like it's water," Dimitri said. "I've been all over this world, but I've
never seen so many people hoarding money and holding the rest of the world
hostage to buy oil from them. They make me sick, and I never want this
ship to go near their shores again."
"Then we'll make sure that this ship never goes into any area where the
crew will be in danger," John said. "I'd like you to work with Christina
and Mike to make sure that the cruises to reward our special associates
never go in areas where there is any danger."
"Thanks for your understanding," Dimitri said. "I'll work with Butch to
identify the countries where we could be in danger. I used to be
comfortable going all around South America, but Columbia, Venezuela and
parts of Costa Rica are no longer safe. The drug lords are taking over
many countries, and parts of Mexico are not safe anymore. I won't relax
until we're back in Nassau!"
By noon the ship was alive with new arrivals for the cruise. Christina
Karpov was one of the first to arrive and she ran and hugged John and gave
him a kiss. She was excited to host the first Recognition Cruise and
thanked John for letting her welcome the guests aboard.
Many of the new arrivals couldn't speak English, but with the language
skills of Christina, Captain Kostas and members of the crew, everyone was
welcomed aboard.
Christina asked John if they could talk in private. They went into one of
the lounges and sat at a table to talk. "Do you remember Julia Gonzalez,
the new Vice President of Western Europe?" Christina asked.
"She's a wonderful lady!" John replied. "She's going to be on the next
Recognition Cruise along with her family."
"Julia called me after Rosa Hernandez, the new store manager in Madrid
contacted her," Christina continued. "Do you remember Jose Garcia, the man
who carved the beautiful Nativity sets?" When she saw John nod, she
continued. "Jose finished the 100 sets and the Madrid store found a
packaging company to make molded styrofoam nests to protect all of the
beautiful pieces. It took longer for Jose to finish the 100 sets because
he and his family added much more detail to each piece. I saw one set, and
it defies description!"
"Wonderful!" John exclaimed. "Now we need to decide what to do with the
sets."
"I have a suggestion," Christina offered. "I know that you wanted to sell
the sets in our U.S. stores, and maybe we can use them to raise funds for
the Miller-Zednik Foundation."
"We have 75 stores in the U.S., so maybe we can let each store have one set
to sell," John suggested. "I'd like to make gifts of some of the sets if
you don't object."
"Why would I ever object to anything that you suggest?" Christina asked.
"What if we put one set on display in each store in the U.S. and have a
silent auction? We could advertise the sets and let people come in to bid
and see what the highest bid is. If we advertise that all of the proceeds
will go to the foundation, I bet that we can raise awareness of the plight
of homeless children around the world!"
"I love that idea!" John admitted. "With 100 sets and 75 stores, we'll
have some extra sets for gifts to special people around the world!"
"Will you let me handle this for you?" Christina asked.
"I'd love that!" John replied. "Let's see. With 25 extra sets we can give
one to Philippe, each of the Vice Presidents, one for Proud Les Domo, one
for the North American Headquarters in Detroit and still have others for
special gifts! I really don't want Jose to make more copies of the sets,
but maybe he can make one additional piece for each set that we can send to
the owner each year before Christmas."
"That's a fantastic idea!" Christina exclaimed. "The buyers will go crazy
when they see the details on each piece, and knowing that their purchase is
tax deductible will create a real bidding frenzy! We could sell the future
pieces, but I agree that it will be wonderful to ship them a new piece each
year at no additional cost! I'm really excited about this!"
"Jose is very talented, and we can commission him to make a new series of
figures that are much smaller so we can sell them around the world," John
offered. "I don't want him to compromise on quality, but smaller sets will
sell!"
"I was in Spain and talked to Jose," Christina admitted. "He lives in a
tiny village, and said that other people have begged to work for him. This
will rescue an entire village of wonderful people!"
"Let's do it!" John exclaimed. He decided to keep the information about
the beautiful Nativity sets a secret until Christina launched the
announcement to the U.S. stores.
When the women returned from the shopping trip in Miami, John welcomed them
back. Brooke was in orbit after buying several new outfits that she wanted
to wear during the cruise. It was obvious to John that Brooke had become
close friends with Samantha Mendez, and he was pleased. The two young
girls were bubbling over with excitement and wanted to show John all of the
clothes that they had purchased.
When it was time for the evening meal, John returned to his stateroom to
shower and get dressed. He hugged and kissed Alek and Toni, but refused
their offers of sex. He loved having the handsome boys taking care of his
stateroom and let them help him select what to wear. He chose a dark blue
Armani suit, white button down shirt, red and blue striped tie and Italian
leather shoes.
"You look fantastic!" Alek said when John was dressed.
"I want both of you to sit at the Captain's table with me and my family,"
John said to the handsome twins.
The twins were elated and ran back to their quarters to change into formal
uniforms for the special meal. They beamed with pride when their uncle
smiled at them and welcomed them to the table of honor.
The meal was an immense success with the passengers enjoying shrimp
cocktails, French onion soup, Alaskan king crab, filet mignon, baked
potatoes, steamed vegetables, and hot cherry pie topped with vanilla ice
cream. With each course of the meal the guests were treated to different
types of wine from around the world. Ceska Skalisce wine from the
vineyards near the Czech orphanage was the favorite of the wine
connoisseurs.
After dessert was served, Master Captain Dimitri Kostas stood and used the
microphone to address the large crowd of guests. "My name is Dimitri
Kostas, and I have the best job in the entire world!" he began. "I have
the honor of being the Master Captain of this beautiful ship, and I welcome
all of you to the first of many special meals that we will share during
this cruise. The first stop in this Recognition Cruise will be Nassau in
the Bahamas where we will stop so you can go ashore to shop and tour the
island. In each of our ports of call you will be able to go ashore or stay
aboard and relax. Please understand that security officers or members of
my crew will accompany you to make sure that you're safe and back aboard
before we depart. I'd like you to recognize Christina Karpov, the person
who organized this cruise."
Christina stood and acknowledged the cheering from the happy guests. She
began her comments in Spanish and then repeated her welcome in Russian,
French and Polish and finally in English. "I welcome all of you to this
cruise in recognition of your accomplishments at your individual stores.
Your dedication to our company has required the understanding of your
family members when you had to work instead of spending quality time at
home. For that reason, we invited your family members to join us in this
two week cruise. Each associate will be issued a credit card with a credit
of 5,000 Euros for you to spend when we visit the ports of Nassau, Aruba,
Jamaica, Costa Rica and Cozumel. I invite you to watch this video of what
our company is doing with the profits from our international operations."
Interpreters translated for the guests who didn't understand the many
languages used by the beautiful woman and everyone was excited to hear
about the money that they could spend during the cruise.
John had never seen the video that Christina introduced, and held the hands
of Nicklas and Katelyn when the large screens around the luxury dining room
lit up. He was amazed when he saw the video that included footage of
stores around the world, the North American Headquarters in Detroit and his
office and mansion in the Bahamas.
Christina was working the crowd to show how furniture was designed and
built in countries around the world and then showed financial data that
indicated that the company made over 20 billion dollars in profit during
the past year, and World Wide Investments had made a profit of over 30
billion dollars.
"Now it's important for us to understand how this immense wealth is being
used for the benefit of people around the world," Christina said. The
screens lit up with the faces of unfortunate children around the world who
were starving and living in deplorable conditions. The associates were
thrilled to see the changes when the wealth of their company was used to
rescue the children when the orphanages were purchased by their company.
"In many countries, the politicians want bribes before we can help the
unfortunate children," Christina admitted. "I'm working with several
United Nations organizations to provide food, clean water and shelter to
places where we haven't been able to establish orphanages. Children are
still starving and being maimed from the ravages of war, and I won't rest
until we save the children and give them hope for a future! Now I'd like
you to recognize the man who's responsible for all of the changes in our
International Operations, the Chief Executive Officer and majority
stockholder in the Sea & Jungle World Wide Operations, my boss and friend,
Mister John Jacob Miller!"
The crowd stood and cheered when John walked up to the microphone and
looked out at a sea of happy faces. He waited for the cheering to subside
before he began his comments. "When I was chosen to lead this company into
the future, I never dreamed that I would have a chance to make a difference
in the lives of people around the world,"
John said. "I found out that our company was very profitable, but we
weren't doing anything to fight world hunger and the plight of starving
children. When I went to the Czech Republic, I found an orphanage where
children were living in deplorable conditions. I found one special boy
there, and I'd like you to meet the boy that I adopted. Nicklas, please
come up here!"
The crowd cheered when the small red haired boy walked up to stand next to
his father.
Nicklas had never dreamed that John would introduce him to the associates
from around the world, and he hugged his father and was afraid.
"Tell them about your life," John said to his son. "Don't be afraid.
You're with your extended family."
"I was homeless," Nicklas began. "My nose was broken many times from
beatings from people who didn't like me."
"Tell them everything," John said while hugging his son.
"I wanted to live at Proud Les Domo, an orphanage in the Czech Republic,
but I was too ugly with my broken nose," Nicklas continued. "The only way
I got food was to steal food and trade sex for money or food. I was going
to kill myself, but a friend found me and took me to the orphanage where I
met John Miller. He rescued me and took me to Prague where I had surgery
to repair my nose and make it smaller. He adopted me and I know that I owe
my life to John Miller!"
The crowd stood and cheered. John hugged his son and then introduced the
rest of his family. "You need to know who will be leading this company
into the future," John said. "Many of the Vice Presidents of our company
aren't with us on this trip, but I'm taking this opportunity to introduce a
new Vice President of our World Wide Operations, Mister Roberto Mendez, who
prefers to be called Butch! Butch, please come up and say hi to our
associates!"
Butch had only known for two days that he had been promoted to Vice
President in charge of all security operations of the World Wide
Operations. He hadn't even told his wife and children about his wonderful
promotion, and tried to control his emotions so he wouldn't choke before
addressing the cheering crowd.
"When I lost my job with the FBI, I interviewed with John Miller for an
entry level job as a security officer with this company," Butch began.
"John Miller shocked me during the interview and said I was overqualified
and I thought that the interview was over. Instead, John Miller continued
to interview me and then offered me what I considered the job of a lifetime
as the Chief of Security for the North American Operations. Two days ago,
John introduced me to the Board of Directors for this wonderful company and
promoted me to a position that I never dreamed I would have. I dedicate
myself and all of my security associates to protecting the associates,
customers, and facilities of this wonderful company."
The crowd stood and cheered while Elizabeth Mendez and her children ran to
hug and kiss Butch in celebration of his promotion and new job. The family
turned their emotions loose on John Miller and his family in celebration of
the shocking announcement.
The celebration continued for several hours in all of the lounges aboard
the yacht. Butch was a celebrity and circulated with John to visit all of
the passengers in the different lounges. He was still dizzy from knowing
that he would now have an annual salary of 20 million dollars with
international responsibilities.
On the last night of the cruise, the Sea & Jungle IV was anchored outside
the port of Miami, Florida. The evening meal was spectacular and featured
a gourmet seven course meal for the adults and special menus for the
children's unique eating preferences. After the flaming baked Alaska was
served, the monitors around the room lit up with photos taken during the
cruise. The passengers cheered when they watched the monitors and
circulated around the lounges to thank everyone for the wonderful cruise.
Zach didn't want the vacation to end. He was still awestruck by the wealth
of his grandfather and loved being around Nicklas and Jan. He had called
his friends in Boise several times and was excited when they said that they
had permission to go to Disney World with him and his new family.
"I'm still afraid that I'll wake up and this will be only a dream!" Zach
said to John. "Can I live here on this ship? Can't you get me a job as a
crewmember?"
John was going to laugh at his grandson, but quickly realized that Zach was
serious. "This isn't a dream and things will only get better for you, your
mother and sister," John promised. "I'll make a deal with you. You do
your best in school and get back into sports and we'll take vacations
together every year. My dream is that you and your sister and mother will
join my sons, Johnny and Nicklas, in running our company in the future.
It's not easy being rich with people trying to scam you or having the
threat of kidnapping for ransom. I can't go anywhere without armed guards
and you'll have to accept the loss of freedom and privacy now that our
relationship has been released to the media. I'm proud of you and how
you've resisted the attraction of gangs in your trailer park. If you work
hard in school, your future is guaranteed with our company."
Zach hugged his grandfather. His entire life had changed because of one
letter that his grandmother had written many years ago. Now he was
determined to bond with his grandfather and excel in school and sports. He
smiled when he remembered that his grandfather had said that he was the man
of the family, and he accepted the status and responsibility that John
Miller had bestowed on him.
Nicklas and Jan said goodbye to Zach and promised that they would have fun
together at Disney World. Nicklas and Jan decided that it would be more
fun to travel with the yacht to Nassau, knowing that Tiki and Maki would be
waiting for their arrival. House hunting in Idaho couldn't compare to
their thoughts of having sex with the beautiful black boys waiting for them
in the Bahamas.
When the Gulfstream 5 landed in Boise, two limos were waiting to take the
passengers away. John, Butch and four security officers went in one limo
to the Sheraton Hotel where John would stay for the next week. Katelyn,
Zach and Brooke were in the other limo that was followed by a Cadillac
Escalade with four security officers inside.
Zach had used his new cell phone to call his friends and wasn't surprised
to see Jimmy, Toby and Nathan on their bikes in his driveway. He jumped
out of the beautiful limousine and made sure that his friends saw the
inside before the limo left. He hugged his friends and invited them inside
the trailer to talk about his wonderful trip.
"Where's your grandfather?" Jimmy asked. "We all want to meet him!"
"Grandpa's at the Sheraton Hotel, but he told us to invite some friends to
have supper at the Black Forest Inn tonight at 7!" Zach said excitedly.
"He wants to meet you and your parents and talk about the trip to Dizzy
World!"
Katelyn looked at her battered trailer and the worn furnishings and dreamed
of the day when she would live in a better neighborhood where she and her
children would be safe. She called Yolanda Washington to tell her that she
was home. She had called Yolanda several times during the cruise and
invited her friend and grandchildren to join them for supper at the
exclusive restaurant at the finest country club in the state of Idaho.
John showered and made some phone calls before getting ready for the
reservation at the country club. He was excited to meet the friends of his
new family and hoped that the parents would be receptive to the vacation in
Orlando. Louis Bidwell was excited about the prospect of selling a home in
the Madison Heights subdivision, and promised to meet John the next morning
at 10. He had found several homes in the area and hoped that he would sell
one of them. Home values were dropping because of the recession that had
hit the United States and he needed a sale to support his family.
When the large gathering was seated in the private dining room of the
exclusive club, John stood and welcomed everyone. He made the invitation
to go to Disney World official and invited the parents to accompany their
children for a week of fun and relaxation. He was surprised when he met
Jimmy, Toby and Nathan, Zach's three best friends. All of the boys looked
small and immature, and John had to remind himself that Zach was large and
very mature for being 12 ½. All of the boys were cute and John enjoyed
talking to them.
Zach, Brooke and Katelyn were in heaven! They were surrounded by their
friends and hoped that everyone would join them for a week of fun in
Orlando.
John was especially impressed when he met Yolanda Washington. Katelyn had
told her that Yolanda was like a mother to her after Lola Albright had
contracted cancer.
"Yolanda's black, but she's like a mother to me!" Katelyn said to John.
"She's raising six of her grandchildren after her daughter and a boyfriend
were killed in a drug dispute. Yolanda has kept all of her grandchildren
in school and out of the gangs that control the trailer park. When my
mother was sick, Yolanda spent hundreds of hours with her when I had to
leave for work. I don't know what I would do without her."
"I'm very impressed!" John said to Yolanda. "Thank you for helping my
family in their time of need."
John asked Katelyn to leave the table to talk to him in private. "Yolanda
sounds like a wonderful person," John said to his daughter. "Where does
she live?"
"She and her six grandchildren live in the trailer park," Katelyn replied.
"So far the boys have resisted the pressure to join one of the gangs, but
I'm worried that they will give in and end up with lives of crime. It
would break Yolanda's heart and mine too if that happened."
John just smiled and said, "Maybe we can find a way to repay her for her
kindness to you and your family." His mind was working overtime and he
left the room to make a cell phone call.
Many of the parents had accepted the offer to travel to Florida, but some
of them looked forward to private time without their children around.
Before the evening ended, Butch had made a list of the children and parents
that would travel to the Magic Kingdom.
Zach felt like a movie star when he circulated around the room to celebrate
with his friends and their parents. Everyone was celebrating and thanking
him for including them in the meal and plans for the vacation.
The next morning a limo pulled into the Albright driveway. Katelyn, Zach
and Brooke got inside and saw that their neighbors were watching. An
Escalade with security officers followed along to meet John and Butch at
the entrance to the Madison Heights subdivision. John and Butch got inside
the limo and greeted the Albright family.
"I made arrangements to meet Louis Bidwell at the first home that's
available," John said to his family. "I've talked to him several times and
told him what we're looking for, and he's excited to show us several
homes."
"I'm still uncomfortable with your offer to buy a home for us," Katelyn
admitted.
"I wasn't around when I should have been," John replied. "It's time for me
to do what I can so that my family's safe."
Louis Bidwell was waiting at the first home that was on Carter Street. He
hoped that he would make a sale because the housing market was in the
ditch. His family needed him to do whatever he could to make a sale to
rescue them from a financial disaster.
"This home is vacant because the owners moved to California," Louis said.
"The home has four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a large yard and a
sprinkler system."
"Dad, this home's too large and too expensive!" Katelyn said to John.
John loved hearing Katelyn call him "Dad" and pulled her aside and said, "I
gave Louis some guidelines about what I want to buy for you and my
grandchildren. Please let him show us the homes and don't worry about the
cost. I really want to buy you a nice home so you and my grandchildren are
safe. Four bedrooms will give each of you a nice bedroom and the extra
room can be used for a home office or a guest bedroom."
Katelyn hugged her father and tried to remain calm when she walked into the
first home.
Butch saw the emotions on Katelyn's face and whispered to her, "Please let
John buy you a beautiful new home. When you accept a gift from someone,
you make them feel good for sharing with you. John's a wonderful boss and
friend, and he needs to buy a home for you to help him cope with his guilt
for not being part of your life in the past."
Katelyn listened to Butch and decided to put away her reservations. She
had always dreamed of having a beautiful home where here children would be
safe, and now it was going to happen.
Louis showed his potential customers six homes before they arrived at a
home on Mountain View Drive. This was the most expensive home, and he
hoped that his customers would like it. "This home is vacant with
immediate occupancy," Louis began. "It has five bedrooms, four full
bathrooms, a large fenced yard and an in ground swimming pool."
"Jimmy lives right across the street!" Zach exclaimed with glee!
John loved the home and hoped that Katelyn would like it too. It needed
painting and new carpet, but it would be perfect, especially because it was
close to Zach's friend. He could tell by the expressions on the faces of
Katelyn, Brooke and Zach that they loved the home.
"This home was appraised at $625,000 but it was originally listed at
$595,000." Louis said. "The owners are covered by the employer if they
accept an offer below 595 and just reduced the price to $550,000."
"We'll take it!" John exclaimed.
Katelyn was in shock! She had never dreamed that she would live in a
beautiful home in the Madison Heights subdivision, and she was overwhelmed
at the thought of living in the luxurious home.
"Wonderful!" Louis exclaimed.
"I told you that we would be paying cash, and here's the business card of
my bank manager in Detroit," John said. "Can you recommend a painting
contractor who uses union painters?"
"I sure can!" Louis replied.
Zach couldn't believe that he would be living across the street from his
best friend and choked back his tears of joy to hug his grandfather. His
tearful exchange with John was interrupted when Jimmy Able ran inside the
home and hugged Zach.
"We're gonna be neighbors!" Zach sobbed when he hugged his best friend.
Jimmy hugged Zach and then hugged John Miller. He had only met the man the
previous evening, and now he felt like he knew John and thanked him for
getting Zach out of the trailer park.
"With your new job, I'm sure that you can choose colors to paint the inside
of this home and then pick carpet and furniture to make this your new
home," John said to his daughter. "I'll cover all of the costs for
painting, carpet and furnishings," he added.
"Thank you for doing this for me and my kids!" Katelyn said while hugging
her father. "This is a dream come true for me!"
"I had two more homes to show you," Louis admitted. He was thrilled that
he had just made a lucrative sale and couldn't wait to celebrate with his
family.
"I sent the limo to pick up Yolanda and her grandchildren," John said to
Louis and Katelyn. "Yolanda needs to get out of that trailer park, and I
want to repay her for what she did for my family. Katelyn, will you help
me convince her to accept a new home in this neighborhood? I want her and
her grandchildren out of that trailer park!"
Katelyn shed tears of joy at what John was offering. She was overwhelmed
by his generosity and knew that Yolanda wanted to get her grandsons out of
the influence of the gangs. When she saw Yolanda and the children get out
of the limo, she ran to hug all of them.
The next home selection was easy. Another vacant home on the same street
had five bedrooms, four bathrooms and was perfect for Yolanda and her
grandchildren.
Yolanda was in shock when John Miller told her that he wanted to buy her a
new home and would pay for all of the costs and property taxes. She sobbed
and hugged John so tight that he was afraid that she would break his ribs.
Brooke watched the interaction of her mother and grandfather, and felt
ashamed for how she had treated John when they first met. She would be
living only two streets away from her best friends, and she hugged John and
tried to thank him for his generosity. She stuttered and couldn't control
her emotions enough to thank him.
Yolanda and her grandchildren hugged John and couldn't believe that they
would finally be out of the trailer park and away from the gang influences.
"You took care of Lola and my family, and now I can do something nice for
you," John said while hugging Yolanda. "Please let me do this for you and
your grandchildren. I heard that all of your grandchildren are excellent
students and that Damian, Santeen, Latisha and Laronda are excellent
athletes. If your grandchildren continue to excel, I'll do what I can to
get them college scholarships. Katelyn can help you pick out furnishings
and I'll pay for everything!"
Yolanda broke down sobbing. She couldn't believe the generosity of
Katelyn's father and dreamed of her grandchildren breaking the family
history of drugs and gangs. She hugged John Miller and promised that she
would continue to nurture her grandchildren to earn his wonderful offer.
"I think that we need to celebrate!" John said to everyone. "Let's go back
to the country club for a nice lunch."
After the special meal, Louis Bidwell tried to pay for the meal, but John
Miller refused his offer. For Louis, this was the best day of sales in his
entire career! He would clear over $20,000 in real estate fees, and he
couldn't wait to celebrate with his family and broker.
"Now that we have the homes purchased, it's time to get you and Yolanda new
rides," John said to Katelyn.
The large limo had room for Katelyn, Zach, Brooke and Yolanda and her
grandchildren, and John was determined to make sure that his new family had
what they needed. He asked the driver to take them to the Cadillac
dealership, and laughed when Zach asked if they could have a champagne
toast to their new homes.
"Here's to the Albright and Jefferson families!" John said when the crystal
glasses were filled.
David Emerson was surprised to see the stretch limo pull into the
dealership, and wondered who was inside. He hadn't made a sale in over a
month, and ran to welcome the potential customers inside the dealership.
"We need two Escalades," John said to the excited salesman.
"Dad, you can't be serious!" Katelyn blurted out. "You've already spent
too much!"
"We have a nice selection for you to choose from," David said excitedly.
"What options and colors are you interested in?"
"We want two fully loaded vehicles," John replied. He still loved hearing
Katelyn call him, Dad, and was determined to make this a very special day
for his new family. "I'll let these two women choose the colors, but I
want to be sure that each vehicle is fully equipped."
Zach hugged his grandfather and thanked him for including Yolanda in their
important day. He was still reeling from the thought of living across the
street from Jimmy, and was thrilled that his mother would have a luxury
vehicle to drive. Damian Jefferson was one of his best friends, and he
loved knowing that his buddy would be out of the trailer park and away from
the gang influences.
Yolanda couldn't believe that she was looking at vehicles that she had only
dreamed of owning. She tried to refuse the offer, but then watched her
grandchildren run to a silver Escalade and jump inside.
John watched Brooke run to a dark blue Escalade with gray leather interior,
and his mind was made up. "We'll take the silver and blue ones!" John said
emphatically.
"I can take care of the paperwork right now in the office!" David Emerson
said excitedly. "What finance company will you be using?" He prayed that
the potential buyers would be approved, and invited the strange man to his
tiny cubicle in the showroom.
"Just call my account manager in Detroit," John said to David. "He'll
transfer the money to this dealership. This will be a cash transaction."
David Emerson was shocked when he looked at the business cards of John
Miller, CEO of the Sea & Jungle Imports Company and the Bank of Detroit
card. He choked back his emotions and called the Detroit bank and was
thrilled when he heard that any check for any amount would be approved.
This was the best sale of his entire short career, and he hid his laughter
at how the other salesmen had refused to welcome the limo to the
dealership.
"I can have both vehicles serviced and ready for you by tomorrow morning,"
David exclaimed. "Please give me time to have them detailed and filled
with fuel, and I'll deliver them personally!"
"Would you please let me take care of your needs?" Nolan Smith said when he
realized that his new salesman was about to make a very lucrative sale. He
was the owner of the dealership, and he wanted to cut David Emerson out of
the commission.
"I'm dealing with David on this transaction, and if you try to cut him out
of this sale, I'll go to another dealership!" John insisted. "I like
Escalades, but if you try to push your way in, we'll go somewhere else to
buy two vehicles. I know that you provide service for the Executive
Transportation fleet of vehicles, and I can move my business to Caldwell or
Meridian."
"Who are you?" Nolan demanded.
"My grandfather owns the Sea & Jungle Imports Company!" Brooke yelled.
"Don't be a jerk or he'll nail your ass!"
John wanted to laugh at what Brooke had said, but he held back his display
of humor to glare at the owner of the dealership. Brooke's exclamation was
perfect, and he just waited for the reaction from Nolan Smith.
Nolan Smith recognized the name of the important company and quickly
remembered that his dealership depended on the business of the wealthy
company for servicing their limos and rental cars. He quickly apologized
and begged John Miller to forgive him for his affront.
"I have control of what my company leases in this area, and I insist that
David Emerson have control of my account," John said. "I'll be visiting
this area many times, and I want David to handle my needs when my family
needs transportation. Can you live with that?"
Nolan Smith quickly realized that the new customer had a lot of influence
on his future income. He promised that David Emerson would be the new
contact in his dealership and prayed that John Miller wouldn't pull the
lucrative account out of his dealership.
David Emerson was elated! He knew that the account manager for Executive
Transportation was the highest paid worker at the dealership and he thanked
John for his trust and support. He couldn't wait to tell his wife about
his new status at the dealership. In the past, Nolan Smith had handled the
Executive Transportation account personally, but now he was the account
manager!
After supper at the Outback Steak House, John left his family at their
trailer park so he could return to his hotel room to make phone calls. His
first call was to Nicklas in Nassau and he was surprised that his son
answered.
"I wanted to talk to you, but I thought that you'd be with your friends,"
John said.
"We're having a party here!" Nicklas admitted. "Alek, Toni, Constantine
and Nikkos are here with Jan, Maki and Tiki. Uncle Philippe said we could
have a party if we stay inside. We played beach volleyball and went
fishing! I caught a huge black grouper that Uncle Philippe said he would
have mounted for me! Now we're watching movies!"
John wondered what kind of movies the boys were watching, but decided not
to ask. He knew that Philippe would have security guards watching his home
in Nassau and would make sure that everyone was safe. He was surprised but
pleased that Captain Kostas had let four of the crewmembers spend time on
shore.
Butch came into John's room and sat down to talk to his boss. "What are
your plans for tomorrow?" Butch asked.
"Katelyn and the kids will be busy picking out paint, wallpaper, carpet and
furniture," John replied. "I have a ton of emails to read and answer and
I'll be busy all day here in the room with email and phone calls. Katelyn
has an American Express card to use to buy what they need for their home
and Yolanda's home too. Of course most of the furnishings will come from
the Sea & Jungle store here in Boise."
"I'll send Amy Wentworth and Sue Nyquist along with Derek Kaufman and Lou
Williams with them," Butch said. "They'll have to get used to having
security officers with them, and we'll have people stationed here
permanently."
"I promised Zach that I'd take him shopping for clothes," John said. "Boys
his age don't like to be seen shopping for clothes with their mothers. I
hope that we can hit Circuit City to buy the electronics before I head back
to Detroit. I just talked to Tom Jeffries, and he said that his mall
project is ahead of schedule. Judy was going to fly to Orlando with Jamie
and his boyfriend, Hunter, and I convinced Tom to join us at the Magic
Kingdom. Helen Baxter is going to bring her son, Wesley and his boyfriend,
Carter too. Our security officers will be busy watching over so many
children."
John wanted Katelyn, Brooke and Zach to spend some time in their trailer so
they could talk and plan what they wanted for their new home. He was
surprised when Katelyn called and invited him to have supper in her home.
He offered to take them to a restaurant, but Katelyn insisted by saying,
"I'm a good cook! I know that you're used to gourmet meals, but I make the
best spaghetti and meatballs in the world!"
John laughed and quickly agreed to join his family at their home. He had a
bottle of the Ceska Skalisce wine from the Czech Republic, and looked
forward to spending the evening with his family.
During the meal, John listened to the excitement of his family when they
described the furnishings that they had selected for their new home.
Everyone was talking at the same time, so John had trouble hearing the
details of each room in the house. Katelyn had let her children pick out
their own bedroom furniture, bedding and wall decorations, and then had
them help her pick out the furnishings for the rest of the house.
"This spaghetti sauce is fantastic!" John said to Katelyn. "I'd love to
have your recipe!"
Katelyn explained that they had a small garden behind their trailer and had
canned tomatoes with a recipe from her mother. "Mom taught me to put in
regular tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, green peppers, garlic, onions and hot
yellow peppers in each jar that we canned. I like to use ground sirloin,
hot Italian sausage, tomato paste and mild Italian sausage and let
everything simmer for hours."
"Will you take me shopping for clothes tomorrow?" Zach asked. He hoped
that he wouldn't have to shop for clothes with his mother, but knew that
his grandfather had an important job that he hoped wouldn't interfere.
"I told you that I'd take you shopping tomorrow," John began. "I don't
break promises! I also want us to go to Circuit City to buy stereo
equipment and computers for your new home."
"Are you ever going to let me buy anything with my own money?" Katelyn
asked.
"Not if I can help it," John said honestly. "I missed so much of your
lives that I want to do what I can for you now. I know that your credit
rating was in the ditch, but paying your utility bills on time along with
some other bills will change that drastically."
Brooke and Zach were pleased when they were allowed to drink one glass of
wine each, and loved having John at their home. They were both excited
about shopping for clothes and electronic equipment the next day and
listened to John reminding them to keep the security guards with them at
all times.
John left his family and saw that Butch was waiting outside for him. "I
feel guilty for you and Ross having to wait out here for me," he said to
Butch.
"That's our job!" Butch replied. "I'll be leaving tomorrow morning to fly
to Paris, but you'll have good people here to keep you and your family
safe. My wife will join me for part of my trip around Europe and then
she'll fly back to Detroit. With my new responsibilities, I'll work
closely with INTERPOL to make sure that our security forces are the best in
the world!"
The next morning, John left in an Escalade with Lou Williams, Derek
Kaufman, Amy Wentworth and Sue Nyquist to meet his family at the Oak Ridge
Mall. Lou and Sue went with Katelyn and Brooke to shop, while John, Zach,
Derek and Amy headed for stores that catered to young males.
Zach had never had new clothes from the mall, and was confused about all of
the styles. He admitted to John and the security guards that all of his
clothes came from Walmart or consignment stores, and asked for help in
picking out new clothes.
John listened to his grandson and felt terrible. Katelyn, Brooke and Zach
had barely survived and were living in poverty while he had a life of
luxury. He was determined to make a major change in their lives.
"I have four brothers and I always helped them pick out clothes," Amy said
to the handsome young boy. "Let's start with socks and underwear and then
move to jeans and pants."
Zach was thrilled that Amy would help him, and he followed her into the
stores and listened to her suggestions.
"Boxers or briefs?" Amy asked.
"Mostly boxers," Zach said sheepishly.
"I know the current styles where boys have their jeans low so everyone can
see the top of their boxers," Amy said. "Let's look at some wild patterns
of boxers and different styles of briefs."
Zach would have been embarrassed to have his mother selecting underwear for
him, but Amy was completely different. He loved what she picked out and
decided that she had great taste in clothing. It was like he had an older
sister helping him make his selections, and he loved it!
John just stood back and waited for Amy and Zach to make their selections
before he used his American Express card to pay for the purchases. After a
visit to the Foot Locker for two pairs of tennis shoes, Zach said that he
needed to use the restroom. Derek had taken bags of clothes to the
Escalade while John, Zach and Amy found a remote men's room.
Zach rushed inside. John handed some packages to Amy and said he would go
in with Zach. When John got inside he was shocked! He saw a man grabbing
the front of Zach's body and heard the man say, "I'll suck that big thing
for you!"
John heard Zach scream and didn't wait to react! He grabbed the man and
threw him against the metal partition of the toilet area. The metal
partition was knocked down by the impact, and John stood in front of Zach
to confront the man.
Chester Hart crashed against the metal partition and fell to the floor. He
struggled to get up and was dazed, but he pulled out a large switchblade
knife and faced his adversary. "I'll kill both of you!" he threatened.
Amy Wentworth had heard the screaming and the crash of a body against the
metal partition and immediately sprang into action. She didn't have any
problem in going into a men's room, rushed into the toilet area and
immediately saw that John was protecting Zach, and then saw the armed man.
She didn't waste a second in kicking the knife out of the man's hand and
then made a spin move and kicked him in the face. Chester was slammed
against the wall and then Amy's fists hit him in the face and belly.
Before he hit the floor, the female security officer planted a vicious kick
to his groin, and he dropped to the floor, unconscious.
"JESUS CHRIST!" John screamed when he saw what Amy did to the pervert.
"Did you kill him?"
"No," Amy said calmly. "I could have, but I decided to kick him where it
really hurts on a man!"
Zach was sobbing, and John tried to calm him down. John had seen his
security officers in action before, but Amy had been fantastic!
"He ripped my jeans and boxers!" Zach sobbed. "I pissed my pants!"
John looked down and saw where Zach's groin had been scratched by the
pervert in an attempt to grab his penis and saw that the boy's jeans were
wet. He wanted to kill the man, but Amy stood between him and the
unconscious man and quickly used her radio to call the other security
officers.
"We've had trouble in the men's room on the second level near the Foot
Locker," Amy began firmly. "Get here and bring some mall security officers
and I'll call the police. The situation is under control and John's safe
and Zach only has a few scratches."
Lou and Sue were with Katelyn and Brooke in The Gap store when the radio
crackled with the alert. "Leave everything and come with us!" Lou ordered
Katelyn and Brooke. He sent Sue to find a mall security officer.
Katelyn and Brooke both screamed when they heard that Zach was in danger.
They were terrified that he was hurt!
Amy had already used her cell phone to dial 9-1-1 and ask for police
officers to respond to the emergency and pulled zip tie handcuffs out of
her vest.
People in the mall were surprised to see four people running to the
escalator and then to the men's room near the Foot Locker. Two mall
security officers joined in the chase but couldn't keep up with the speed
of the man and three women.
In less than 10 minutes, the area was flooded with mall security officers
and four police officers. The attacker regained consciousness and tried to
get up to stagger out of the toilet area. Amy Wentworth blocked his path
and threatened to kick his ass again.
Katelyn and Brooke were hugging Zach and trying to calm him down; while
John watched his security officers take control of the situation. Zach was
humiliated that his jeans were ripped and wet with his urine, and tried to
turn away to hide from his mother and sister.
A police officer looked at the face of the man and exclaimed, "Chester the
Molester! You're fucked now!"
"You know him?" Amy asked.
"His name's Chester Hart and he just got out of prison after serving five
years for molesting a boy here in this mall," the officer replied. "He's
on parole, and part of his parole restricts him from this mall and schools
and playgrounds where children are present."
"Bag that knife!" Amy insisted. "The boy has scratches on his groin where
the pervert tried to grab him! Put latex gloves on Chester's hands and
take fingernail scrapings from him! I'll bet you find that he has DNA from
my young friend under his nails!"
John was thrilled that Amy had taken control of the situation. He listened
to her talking softly to Zach to calm him down, and then she asked Zach
something very personal.
"I know that this has been a terrible experience for you, but we need to
make sure that the pervert doesn't do this to another young dude like you,"
Amy said softly. "It will be embarrassing, but if you'll let the police
officers take your torn clothes and take pictures of your scratches, his
ass will be fried!"
Zach was still terrified, but he listened to Amy and agreed to the pictures
if only she and his grandfather were present. He knew that his pubic area
would be photographed, and he was like any boy in puberty in being shy
about exposing his crotch. "Where did you learn to fight like that?" he
asked Amy.
"I had two older brothers and two younger ones," Amy said softly. "I had
to fight my brothers for food and learned to hit them where it really hurt
if they ganged up on me." She showed Zach that she was carrying a shoulder
holster and handgun and said, "He only had a knife or I would have shot
him. He's old and was no challenge to me! When I worked for the DEA, I
learned hand to hand combat, and I've always been able to take care of
myself."
"Do I have to be nude?" Zach asked.
"Your boxers are torn, but you can cover your pocket rocket when they take
the pictures," Amy whispered. "Don't be upset or afraid. Even if you were
completely nude, you've got some equipment that any man would be proud of!"
Zach laughed and the tension was broken. He hugged Amy and thanked her for
protecting him.
John loved seeing Amy when she comforted his grandson. He turned to
Katelyn and asked her to go to a store and buy new boxers and jeans for
Zach so they could give his torn clothes to the police officers.
Butch was at O'Hare Airport in Chicago when he got the call from Derek. He
listened intently to the report of the attack back in Boise. He was
shocked and wanted to talk to Amy and John, but they were in the Mall
Security Office with Zach and the police officers. Before he left on the
commercial flight to Amsterdam, he talked to John, Amy and Zach and was
relieved at what he heard.
"You were right about Amy!" John said excitedly. "She's a real ass kicker!
It only took her a few seconds to disarm the pervert and take him down!
You should have seen it!"
"Now you know why we hired her," Butch replied. "I've seen Amy and Sue in
action and they're fantastic!" Butch talked to Zach and could tell that
the boy was still in shock from being attacked, but Butch knew that Zach
and John were safe with his security officers.
After the photographs were taken and Zach's jeans and boxers were bagged as
evidence, John took Zach into the mall Chief's office where he helped Zach
wash away the urine.
"Thanks for being brave in letting the police officers take pictures of
your scratches," John said. "I know that it was embarrassing, but they
needed evidence against Chester. I called Jim Able and asked him to
represent you if you ever have to testify in court."
"You called Jimmy's father?" Zach asked. "SHIT! Now Jimmy and my buds
will know that I pissed my pants!"
"Jim knows what happened, but the attorney/client rules on privacy will
keep him from telling anyone," John replied. "Actually, I think you should
tell your friends exactly what happened so they can be aware of the dangers
of going into a toilet area alone. True friends don't keep secrets about
something that could help keep each other safe."
Zach finally calmed down and put on the new clothes that his mother and
sister had bought for him. He was still shaking from the terrible attack,
but admitted to John that he was hungry.
John decided that they should all get something to eat in the food court,
and wasn't surprised when Katelyn and Brooke demanded that they all stay
together for the rest of the shopping at the mall. Amy was the hero, but
she deflected the praise and kept saying that she was only doing her job.
After lunch, the group finished shopping for clothes and headed for the
Escalades in the parking lot. Both vehicles were filled with shopping bags
of new clothes, but they decided to travel to the Circuit City store before
going home.
"We'll pick out what we need and make arrangements to have everything
delivered when your new home's ready," John said to Katelyn. He showed
Katelyn, Brooke and Zach the latest models in high definition televisions
and suggested a large LCD unit for the family room and smaller plasma units
for each bedroom. He wanted them to pick out the specific televisions, but
worked with the salesman to direct them to the highest quality sets.
The salesman was thrilled when he totaled up the order for four televisions
and DVD players, along with an expensive Yamaha amplifier, Boston speakers
and an HP notebook computer. Everything but the notebook computer would be
held until the new home was ready for occupancy.
After supper at Applebee's, the family and security guards went to the
trailer park to unpack the two Escalades. When the packages were put away
in the bedrooms, John decided it was time to talk to his grandchildren
about use of the Internet.
"Butch gave me this CD before he left for Europe," John began. "I wanted
us to have one notebook computer so we could watch it together. I suggest
that you get online and check out the Dell computers before you buy what
you need. Copies of this CD are going to be sent out to every associate in
every store and location around the world."
When the CD started, a man was making a presentation to a group of security
officers in a conference room at the North American Headquarters in
Detroit. On the screen copies of chat room messages appeared and the
narrator asked everyone to read the exchanges. Four sets of messages had
been displayed and then the narrator asked his audience what they thought
about the messages.
John paused the computer and asked Brooke and Zach what they thought of the
messages.
"When I visit Jimmy, we go into TeenChat," Zach admitted. "I don't see
anything wrong with what they typed to each other."
Brooke agreed that she and her friends used chat rooms and had made friends
around the world.
When the video resumed, the children were surprised when the audience in
the training room had different observations.
"They gave out information that can be used to find them."
"Pedophiles can trace them."
"They don't really know who they are talking to."
The narrator then talked about four of the subjects in the chat room
messages. "Four of the children named Trish13, Bobby12, Doom123 and
Sunrise have one thing in common," he said. "Can any of you guess what
they have in common?" After he waited for his training audience to reply
without any correct answers, he continued. "All four made the mistake of
giving out information that predators used to track them down. All four of
them, two girls and two boys, were tracked down by perverts! Here's how
that happened." He returned to each of the strings of messages and pointed
out where innocent replies to questions gave the predator a way to find
them.
"Do you play sports?"
"Yes, I play football."
"I'd like to see you in your uniform."
"Here's a picture of me."
"The jersey showed the name of the school," the narrator said. "Many
schools have their yearbooks available on the Internet and answers to other
questions gave the predator the state where the child lives." He went
through each series of messages and pointed out where the unsuspecting
children gave away their identities and locations.
John paused the CD again and asked, "Do you understand how dangerous it is
to go into chat rooms? You might think that you are talking to a 14 year
old girl in New York City, but it could be a 50 year old man in California.
I'm not stupid, and I know that young people talk a lot about sex and even
send pictures and videos showing off their nude bodies. Some of the
predators even have videos of girls and boys stripping that they offer to
trade with a target."
"Maybe I don't want my kids to have computers in their rooms!" Katelyn said
emphatically.
"Computers and the Internet are important for research and communication,"
Amy interjected. "The important message is obvious. Don't give out any
personal information and don't send any pictures of any kind! I was in
that training session in Detroit, and the actual presentation showed
graphic evidence of what happened to the unfortunate children. They were
all fortunate that they weren't raped or murdered, but the message of this
video is very clear."
When the CD message was finished, John said, "Now you know why we're
sending out copies to all of our associates. We want them and their
families to watch and be protected. I've read news reports about teens
using cell phones to trade pictures of themselves, and many teens think
that it's fun and safe. Nude pictures can be traded and sent around the
world on the Internet. Once you've sent out the pictures or videos, you
can never get them back!"
Zach was shaking with fear. Jimmy had a camera attached to his computer
and the boys had traded live chat with people around the world. He was
afraid that he and his friends might be targeted by a pervert like Chester
Hart. He would never make the mistake again!
John left Idaho and flew to Nassau where he was met at the airport by
Philippe, Nicklas and Jan. He hugged everyone and got inside the limo for
the short trip to his beautiful home. During the trip he told everyone
about the attack on Zach in the mall toilet area. He wanted everyone to
understand the danger of being alone in a toilet area and then insisted
that everyone watch the video that Butch had given him about the danger of
children using Internet chat rooms and cell phones.
Zach Albright was in heaven when he started packing for the trip to
Orlando. His best friends would join him for the vacation, and he was
thrilled.
Brooke Albright shared in the excitement of packing for another vacation.
Her two best friends would go along and she felt like a queen when her
friends called and said that they were excited about the vacation in
Florida.
Zach, Brooke and Katelyn were celebrities when their friends were picked up
by limos from Executive Transportation and taken to the Boise Airport.
They welcomed their friends and parents and told them to board the 737 with
the Sea & Jungle logo.
Yolanda Washington had never dreamed that she would be able to take her
grandchildren to Orlando, and joined everyone in celebrating when the jet
left the airport.
During the flight, Zach felt like a celebrity, and circulated around the
plane to share his excitement with everyone. He remembered that John
Miller had given him the honorary title of "man of the family" and he loved
the recognition of his grandfather. Zach and his buddies found bottles of
wine and booze, and celebrated by draining several bottles before Katelyn
and the other parents caught them in the act. After hearing threats that
they would be sent back to Idaho, the boys decided to behave.
When the special jet landed in Orlando, John, Mike, Nicklas and Jan were
waiting to welcome them. Limos whisked everyone away to the Walt Disney
Dolphin Resort where John had a bigger surprise for Nicklas.
John made sure that the Idaho guests were booked into their rooms before he
checked his watch and led Nicklas and Jan to the front lobby of the resort.
"We missed someone at the airport," John said to Nicklas and Jan.
"Who did we miss?" Nicklas asked.
"Another plane is about to land," Mike said with a huge smile on his face.
He knew who was inside the second 737 and wanted to surprise the two boys.
When the limo drove out on the tarmac, Nicklas and Jan looked at another
737 with different logos on the sides. They both wondered who was inside,
and waited inside the limo until the door opened and the stairway was
connected.
Kvetka Paulikova was the first person to exit the plane, and she was
guiding the other passengers down the stairway when Nicklas and Jan ran up
and screamed in joy at seeing her in Florida!
John and Mike stood beside the limo and saw the tearful exchanges when 20
children from the orphanage in the Czech Republic came down the steps. A
string of limos arrived and the Czech bodyguards and U.S. security officers
took control of the visitors and their luggage. John and Mike hugged
Kvetka, her husband and children and then turned their attention to the
orphans who were living a dream in coming to the United States.
Nicklas had tears flowing down his face when he hugged his friends from the
orphanage and couldn't believe that they were with him! He saw little Hans
and scooped up the tiny boy and gave him hugs and kisses!
John remembered the tiny boy that had put the star on top of the Christmas
tree during the holiday celebration at the orphanage, and held his arms
open for his little friend.
Hans had never dreamed that he would fly in an airplane and hugged John and
planted kisses on his face. It was the best day of his life, and he was
struggling to speak.
John held Hans and welcomed everyone to the United States. He was still
holding the small boy when he reminded his Czech bodyguards that they were
on vacation too, and that they and their families could relax and enjoy
themselves. The Czech bodyguards were excited about the vacation and
couldn't believe that their boss had invited them to spend over a week on
vacation in the biggest resort area in the world. Their families joined in
the celebration and couldn't wait to see Mickey Mouse! The last person to
leave the plane was Lodak, and she had tears of joy flowing down her face
when she saw Mike Mahon standing with John Miller.
Mike was in orbit when he hugged Lodak! John had worked another miracle in
getting Lodak's birth certificate and then a passport and he sobbed openly
when he held his young lover. "Why didn't you tell me that Lodak would be
here?" Mike sobbed to John.
"I wanted to surprise you!" John laughed. "Don't you like surprises?"
"Sometimes I hate you!" Mike blurted out. He didn't mean what he said to
John and immediately apologized. "I love you so much that it hurts!"
John just laughed and carried little Hans to the limo that had brought him
to the airport. He watched the happy children and adults trying to get
inside his limo and let children jump inside until he was afraid that the
limo's suspension would collapse from the weight of the passengers. He
watched his security officers pack the luggage into vans for transport to
the Customs Inspection station. He knew that Butch had pulled some strings
to let John welcome the visitors and had promised that the European
visitors would all be processed at the Customs Area before going to the
resort.
The string of limos arrived at the Dolphin Resort and it took over an hour
to get everyone registered and into their rooms. Butch had brought in over
50 security officers to protect all of the visitors, and he took control.
John was in heaven when he walked into the private banquet room and saw
everyone enjoying the buffet meal. He was still carrying Hans and talked
softly to the boy in Czech and helped him fill his plate with food. When
everyone was seated and eating, John used a microphone to formally welcome
everyone to Walt Disney World. "This is a very special day for all of us
to be together here in the resort capital of the entire world!" John began
in English and then in Czech. "We want everyone to be safe and have a
great time, and we'll be together for eight days here at Disney World,
Universal Studios and Sea World! Each of you will be issued credit cards
with a 200 dollar limit so you can buy souvenirs to take home. Security
officers will be with you at all times, and I ask that you pick a buddy to
be with. If we stay together, we can visit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot
Center, and Water World, and then visit Universal Studios and Sea World
before our vacation time ends. My dream is to have many more of these
visits so children around the world can find happiness and enjoy the
treasures of the United States!"
Everyone stood and cheered! They were all elated that they were included
in the wonderful vacation, and they all wanted to thank John and the Sea &
Jungle Imports Company for their generosity.
Philippe Ducharme had traveled from Nassau to Orlando and was filming the
event along with professional photographers. He loved being the President
of the company and wanted to capture the excitement of the visitors from
Idaho and the Czech Republic. He loved his job and had only left the Czech
Republic three days earlier after checking on all of the construction
projects. He knew that his own son was now in charge of World Wide
Investments, and hoped that his son would take a more active interest in
the plight of unfortunate children around the world. Robert Ducharme had
argued with his father about his compensation, and Philippe was angry with
his only son. Robert refused to join the vacationers, and Philippe was
relieved, but still upset with his son.
That evening, the rooms in two floors of the resort hotel were filled with
excited children and adults. The children watched television and raided
the snack supplies and watched the videos of the different theme parks.
John invited Hans to share his room in the resort hotel and loved sharing
in the excitement of the small boy. Nicklas and Hans cuddled next to John
and bubbled over with excitement when they watched the videos of the
various theme parks that they would visit. The two boys hugged John and
couldn't wait for morning to arrive so they could see Mickey Mouse!
Butch Mendez was working around the clock with his security officers to
make sure that all of the visitors were safe. He assigned Derek Kaufman
and Amy Wentworth to stay with John Miller, Nicklas and Hans, while Lou
Williams and Sue Nyquist protected Mike, Jan and Lodak.
During the first day that was spent in the Magic Kingdom, John watched the
Czech children going into the gift shops and saw what they were buying with
their limited credit cards. He quickly realized that $200 wouldn't go far
when he saw that the children were buying T-shirts to take back to their
friends at the orphanage. It brought tears to his eyes when he realized
that the fortunate children were spending all of their money to buy things
to share the experience with kids back in the Czech Republic. He stepped
in and bought out the T-shirt inventory of the store in the hope that every
child back at Proud Les Domo would have a gift from the wonderful resort.
He stood in the store and handed the shirts to each child when they told
him who the gift would be given to. Most of the children wanted shirts
with Mickey Mouse on the front, and even the teenaged children proudly put
on their shirts to wear during the day.
It was a real challenge for the security officers to herd the children
around the Magic Kingdom, but they got a real lesson in how unfortunate
children cared about the ones back at the orphanage. Most of the security
officers could kill without a second thought, but many of them had to choke
back tears when they witnessed the children coveting the gifts that they
wanted to take back to their friends.
The children spent a wonderful day in the Magic Kingdom and were exhausted
when they returned to the Dolphin Resort. After another buffet supper, the
children returned to their rooms and quickly fell asleep.
John snuggled close to Nicklas and Hans, and fell asleep quickly. He had
watched Nicklas go on every single ride in the park, and marveled at the
endurance of teenagers. Both Nicklas and John had taken Hans into the
areas that had rides for young kids, and they had taken many pictures of
Hans enjoying a day that he never dreamed he would have. The huge smiles
on Hans' face was all the reward that John and Nicklas needed to spoil the
young boy.
After spending a day in Epcot Center and another day in Water World, the
children were exhausted. Shuttles took everyone out to the Sea & Jungle IV
where it was anchored near Tampa, Florida. The children and adults were
shocked at the luxury of the huge yacht, and loved being aboard.
Zach Albright had bragged to his buddies about the huge yacht, and he was
thrilled when they were taken aboard for a short cruise to Nassau. He
played host to his buddies and their parents, and made sure that everyone
had a tour of the yacht during the cruise.
Kvetka and Sasha had never dreamed that they would ever travel outside the
Czech Republic, and they shared in the joy of their family members at every
new experience of their wonderful vacation. They knew that John Miller was
very wealthy, but they never realized what he owned.
Everyone toured John's mansion in Nassau and slept there or at Philippe's
huge home. Most of the guests relaxed on the beach and played volleyball
or swam in the warm ocean water.
After two days of relaxation in the Bahamas, the Sea & Jungle IV took the
guests back to Tampa Bay where helicopters and shuttle boats got them
ashore and back to Orlando. This time the huge group stayed at the Peabody
Hotel, where the children were thrilled with the domesticated ducks. They
couldn't believe the morning ceremony where the ducks came down in the
elevator from their penthouse roost and walked on the red carpet and up the
ramp and into the fountain in the lobby. Each child had disposable cameras
and John had to buy more when he realized that the children were taking a
ton of pictures.
For the Czech children, they had never dreamed that they would ever leave
the orphanage, and being in Orlando was more than they could ever dream
about. Everywhere they went, they wanted pictures to prove to their
friends that they had actually seen Mickey Mouse and the other Disney
characters, and the same thing happened when the children visited Sea World
and Universal Studios.
When it was time for the visitors to return to Idaho or the Czech Republic,
they shared a huge banquet at the Peabody Hotel. John stood and thanked
everyone for making the week a huge success and promised that others would
have similar vacations during the summer. He decided to travel back to the
Czech Republic with the orphans and wasn't surprised when Zach Albright
begged to go with him. He called Katelyn and Zach was ready to wet his
pants when he learned that his mother had given approval for him to travel
with his grandfather.
"I want all of you to know that Mike Mahon and Christina Karpov made all of
this possible," John said to the huge crowd in the conference center at the
Peabody Hotel. "Let's give Mike and Christina a round of applause!" He
had made his comments first in Czech and then in English, and the guests
stood and cheered in appreciation.
The next morning, one 737 jet left for Idaho while another left Orlando for
Amsterdam. After refueling in Amsterdam, the jet arrived in Prague where
stretch limos waited to take the children and adults back to Proud Les
Domo. All of the disposable cameras were taken to a developing company in
Prague, and the orphans couldn't wait to have the developed pictures to
show to their friends.
Kvetka and Sasha thanked John profusely for including them and their
families in the wonderful vacation. They kept thanking John and hugged him
when they got back to the orphanage.
"You deserved that vacation for how you're taking care of our children
here," John said. "I know that Pavel Pekar has lawyers searching for birth
certificates for many of our children, and I hope that we can have at least
one trip back to Orlando each month for the rest of the summer."
John watched the travelers hand out the T-shirts to their friends and saw
the excitement of the orphans. They knew that their friends had
experienced the vacation of a lifetime, and they shared in the joy and
happiness.
Nicklas held Zach's hands and ran to find Barney. His beagle puppy howled
when he saw Nicklas, and jumped into Nicklas' arms when he realized that
his master had returned.
"John had a dog named Barney, but his bitch wife killed Barney with a
butcher knife," Nicklas said to Zach. "I named this dog Barney and he
sleeps with me!"
"I always wanted a dog, but we couldn't afford one," Zach admitted. "Can I
pet your dog?"
Nicklas laughed and handed Barney to Zach. The puppy immediately started
licking Zach's face, and Zach loved it!
John was watching his son and grandson with the playful dog and decided to
call Katelyn. He was pleased with what Katelyn said and knew that Zach
would have a four legged surprise when he got back to Idaho.
With the jet lag, the children were exhausted after the evening meal in the
main building of the orphanage. John smiled when Nicklas asked if he could
take Zach to the boys' dormitory for the night, and hugged both boys and
knew what they would be doing.
Nicklas introduced all of his friends to Zach and then took his
nephew/cousin into the shower room. He wasn't surprised to see Zach's
erect dick when they were showering, and he promised Zach a night that he
would never forget.
Zach loved seeing the nude boys and wished that he could understand what
they were saying in Czech. Everywhere he looked he saw erect dicks, and he
was afraid that he would shoot his load in the shower room.
When Zach and Nicklas finished their showers, they wrapped towels around
their bodies and went into the dormitory room. Zach was in heaven!
Everywhere he looked he saw nude boys sucking or fucking! Before he went
to sleep he had sucked at least five boys and had his ass filled with at
least five loads of boy cum. He was exhausted and fell asleep on a bed
with Nicklas and Barney cuddling next to him. It was the best sex of his
entire life! He dreamed of bringing his Idaho friends to the orphanage and
wondered if they would believe his descriptions of the wild sex that he had
experienced.
John had spent several hours in the office sending emails to handle issues
and then went down to the bar for an evening cocktail. He knew that Zach
and Nicklas were satisfying their hormones, and relaxed with the adults
from the orphanage.
Mike, Lodak and Jan were in their room sharing three way sex when John
walked past the door and heard the orgasmic screams. John just smiled and
walked past Christina's room and heard a young voice in ecstasy. It was
obvious that Christina was taking care of one of the young girls and he
laughed and headed to his own room for a much needed night of sleep.
When it was time to leave the orphanage, John saw that Zach was hugging and
kissing many of the Czech boys. It was obvious that his grandson had
enjoyed the time in the Czech Republic, and John wanted Zach to see the
beauty of Prague. John, Nicklas and Zach spent three days in Prague and
loved their time together.
Zach had never dreamed that he would ever leave Idaho, and he hugged John
and thanked him for taking him to Europe. He tried to express his
gratitude, but all he could do was hug his grandfather and sob.
"Someday, you and Nicklas will take over the company for me," John said.
"Johnny and Little John will be involved too, and this will be a family run
company for a long time. We all need to keep this company running so we
can take care of orphans around the world. Our company makes a lot of
money, but it means nothing to me if we can't make a difference in rescuing
children from poverty and the ravages of war."
"This is like a dream to me," Zach admitted. "I thought about suicide when
shit happened to me and my family. Now I can see that I have a wonderful
chance to make a difference in this world, and I'll work hard to earn your
respect."
"You already did that!" John exclaimed. "When you go back to Idaho, there
will be challenges and temptations to try drugs or do something that can
destroy your life. All that I ask is that you always be honest with me,
and I'll do whatever I can to take care of you and your family and friends.
You're the man of the Albright family, and I'm thrilled that we had a
vacation together."
Zach hugged his grandfather and promised that he would live a clean life.
He promised that he would always be honest with John and hugged him and
Nicklas.
After the time in Prague and another two days in Amsterdam, John, Nicklas
and Zach flew back to the United States. They cleared customs and then
flew to Idaho where Katelyn and Brooke were waiting at the airport.
"I have a surprise for you," Katelyn said after she hugged her son. "We're
moving into our new home tomorrow and we have a new member of our family."
Zach didn't understand and begged to know what his mother meant. When the
limo arrived at the trailer park, he saw that his buddies were waiting to
hear the details of his visit to the orphanage in the Czech Republic. He
hugged his buddies and whispered that he couldn't wait to tell them about
the wild sex that he had experienced. He was whispering with his buddies
when Brooke ran inside the trailer and came out with his biggest surprise.
"You get to give him his name!" Brooke said excitedly when she carried the
beagle puppy out of the trailer.
Zach screamed with joy when he saw the puppy and knew that his grandfather
had convinced his mother to buy him a dog of his own. He immediately asked
John if he could call the puppy, Barney, and loved seeing John just nod his
head. Zach hugged the puppy and shed tears of joy that were quickly licked
away by the squirming dog.
"We just got him today and we'll have to keep him on a leash until we move
into our new home," Katelyn said excitedly. "Our new home has a fenced
back yard so he can run around. You'll have to feed him and teach him to
go outside to take care of `business' until he's housebroken."
Zach and his friends played with the energetic puppy and immediately bonded
with the new Barney. Zach was in heaven! He'd just got home from the most
wonderful vacation in his entire life, and now he had a puppy to love and
spoil.
Toby, Nathan and Jimmy hugged John and thanked him for the vacation and for
getting Zach a puppy to love. They had never seen Zach so happy, and they
hugged John and thanked him for getting Zach and his family out of the
trailer park.
John left his new family in Idaho and headed back to the airport where a
Lear Jet was waiting for him, Nicklas and the bodyguards. After they
boarded, Nicklas begged to know where they were going.
"Some friends will meet us in Las Vegas," John said. He refused to tell
Nicklas who would meet them and just laughed when Nicklas threatened to
stop having sex with him if John didn't tell him the truth.
When the limo delivered them to the Circus Circus Hotel in Las Vegas,
Nicklas had a big shock when he opened the door to the suite that he would
share with his father.
"NICKLAS!" Marty Wadsworth screamed when he saw his Czech friend.
Nicklas saw that Marty was there with his father, along with the entire
Balcolm family from Northern Michigan.
It was a joyful reunion for everyone and they celebrated in the huge suite
before heading down into the buffet area of the casino. Keith Wadsworth
and Ron Balcolm celebrated the chance to travel to Nevada and thanked John
profusely for bringing their families to the hotel that would entertain
their children.
Nicklas was in heaven when he learned that he could share a huge suite with
Marty and Toby. The boys spent a sleepless night until they had drained
their bodies of male fluids. After two days seeing the performances at the
special hotel, everyone got inside limos to travel to the Hoover Dam and
Lake Mead. They returned to the hotel and the boys had another night of
rampant sex.
After breakfast, John, Nicklas, Marty and Toby went to the airport where
they boarded a twin engine Cessna airplane for a flight through the Grand
Canyon. The rest of the Balcolm and Wadsworth families rode in limos to
the far end of the canyon and waited for the Cessna to arrive. During the
flight, the boys were thrilled when the pilot banked the plane to drop down
to let them view the river and canyons. To the boys, it was like they were
on a roller coaster, and they loved the drops in altitude and begged for
more! When they finally landed at the airport, the boys were bubbling over
with excitement and bragged about their flight through the Grand Canyon.
They hugged their family members and wanted to see more! The boys were
full of energy and decided to hike down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon,
with John and Ron Balcolm going along. Keith Wadsworth was still healing
up from his leg problems and decided to wait in the park restaurant.
John was tired when he hiked with his friends to the bottom of the Grand
Canyon. He gathered everyone together and said, "Richard Nixon was the
President of the United States and then he lost everything. He said that
when you are at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, you should look up and see
where you had come from. No one realizes how high that they were until
they lose everything. I hit bottom after my divorce and thought about
suicide. Right now, we're at the bottom of one of the wonders of the
world, and I want all of us to look up to where we started this long hike.
When shit hits us in life, let's all remember being here together. We'll
have a long hike back up, but each step will get us where we belong. The
same applies in life! When we think that we have hit bottom, we need to
focus on taking one step at a time to get out of a hole. Only the people
who have hiked down here will ever really understand the magnitude of the
Grand Canyon!"
For John, it was a time to reflect on his own life. He had hit bottom
after the divorce from Margaret, and now he was determined to keep climbing
up to make a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Stay tuned!!!
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